This thing is always one level above being on another level.

Lies of P follows the Bloodborne formula VERY carefully, which is good because it's one hell of a good formula to follow.
But everything changed when the difficulty spike from Elden Ring attacked, with some of the most bullshit bosses I have ever seen. The difference though? In Elden Ring, you can cheese the ever-living shit out of the bullshit, it's fun to do! I found no such opportunities here and suffered through it.
The game was great, but I never want to touch its endgame again.

How can a two-ingredient pie taste so good?

I got emotionally invested in rat breeding!
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Oh and l like the story as well.

Fuck go back.

It lacks proper design choices and QoL features, like knowing where your character is on the map.
Every zone feels drawn out, with few exciting quirks and too many rooms. The enemy placement tends to be spammy - it's way more convenient to just tank the damage.
The highlight of it all was zooming from wall to wall like a madman but that's about it. I got fed up way too soon and in a relatively short game as well.

Never in a million years, would I expect a game based on a mediocre movie to be that solid.
And especially not that gorgeous or groovy.

Just play it. I ain't spoilin' nothin'.

Games from these guys tend to go NUTS both with the story and some of the most meta characters I've laid my eyes upon. I love it.
That being said, the main protagonists are in DIRE need of distinct personalities, not the inoffensive "main guy trope". Listening to them talk kinda feels like eating flour.

Didn't really piku my niku

I do have to respect the sheer balls required to have new game plus as the main gimmick, accompanied by many wacky ideas.
But the painful truth is that recycled content gets stale at some point.

#justiceforboggy

We didn't get anywhere crazy with this one, but I found modifying cuboids relaxing.

Maybe the real Miracle was the game I played along the way.
It pulled me in like an alive painting and held my attention captive with eery mysteries and gorgeous vistas until the very end.
In short - a grand victory.
With a formula this refined, all I now need... is more.

And they said videogames won't teach you valuable life lessons